Category | Virtualization Glossary

What is Desktop Virtualization?

Posted on 04 June 2009

The following definition is taken from Wikipedia.org Here.
In computing, Desktop Virtualization involves separating the physical location where the PC desktop resides from where the user is accessing the PC. A remotely accessed PC is typically either located at home, at the office, or in a data center. The user is located elsewhere, perhaps traveling, in [...]

Utility Computing

Posted on 04 June 2009

Utility Computing, is also known as on-demand computing, or cloud computing. A Great Definition from wikipedia.org is as follows.
Utility Computing (also known as on-demand computing) is the packaging of computing resources, such as computation and storage, as a metered service similar to a physical public utility (such as electricity, water, natural gas, or telephone network). [...]